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regulating firearms. >> the first of 6 nato missile batteries operational along turkey's border with syria. it is violence from civil wars spilled into turkish territory. >>> potentially devastating public crisis unfolding in with a group of utah physicians. they are calling on the state's governor to intervene. live from los angeles covering this story. >>> in salt lake city not looking pretty. they are the most polluted in the country from the past month. it is part of a weather condition that is in a choking smog. it is no sense from some of the doctors are calling on the authorities to declare a public health emergency. demanding lawmakers step in and protect the citizens. health repercussions are going to be extremely serious in certain cases. >> some women who are pregnant right now are going to miss carry. some women who are pregnant right now are going to develop preee lafrpgs y-- preeclampsia. >> alarming the seriously sick are at risk of stroke and heart attack. even those who are fit may be irritation from the sinuses. the doctors want lawmakers to make intervention including th
regulating firearms. >> the first of 6 nato missile batteries operational along turkey's border with syria. it is violence from civil wars spilled into turkish territory. >>> potentially devastating public crisis unfolding in with a group of utah physicians. they are calling on the state's governor to intervene. live from los angeles covering this story. >>> in salt lake city not looking pretty. they are the most polluted in the country from the past month. it is part of...
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meanwhile, inside syria, the bloodshed continues. people caught up in this latest explosion race to help the victims. it's believed this is the aftermath of an air strike that hit a gas station four days ago. at least 30 people were killed here. just north of the city, two days later, another gas station went up in flames. it's thought this blast was caused by a car bomb. no one has claimed responsibility. the violence in syria continues as forces loyal to president bashar al assad fight over territory with rebel groups. footage of summary executions can be found on the internet. where this film comes from is uncertain. here two rebels are tortured by men in military uniform and killed. >> every day, the death toll mounts. the united nations estimates 20,000 have been killed and they estimated true figure is probably much higher. >> more than half a million have fled the bloodshed and kreshtly living in camps along syria's border like this in jordan. >> american soldiers have started arriving in turkey. 400 are being deployed here to
meanwhile, inside syria, the bloodshed continues. people caught up in this latest explosion race to help the victims. it's believed this is the aftermath of an air strike that hit a gas station four days ago. at least 30 people were killed here. just north of the city, two days later, another gas station went up in flames. it's thought this blast was caused by a car bomb. no one has claimed responsibility. the violence in syria continues as forces loyal to president bashar al assad fight over...
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anyone who comes to syria and leaves syria should know that. syria accepts assistance, but does not accept oppression. anything you heard in the past or you hear from ideas, concepts, delclarations from the media, officials, if there are things to do, to talk about, then be so just by soap bubbles. [applause] any interpretation of any topic that is outside syrian sovereignty is just no more than dreams. they can live in tehshese dreams, but not to make us live in this. we can only live in reality. anything would have to come from the syrian reality and interest people.f the syrian [applause] [chanting] ear sisters, dear brothers , the country is above everybody. syria is over and above everybody. politically, it will be strengthened. we will defend its territory. the syrians are forgiven, but they will not give up their dignity. here are many people that came to fight against terrorism. some provided vital information that helped in order to frustrate planned terrorist actions against the people. those were fought against terrorists by defendin
anyone who comes to syria and leaves syria should know that. syria accepts assistance, but does not accept oppression. anything you heard in the past or you hear from ideas, concepts, delclarations from the media, officials, if there are things to do, to talk about, then be so just by soap bubbles. [applause] any interpretation of any topic that is outside syrian sovereignty is just no more than dreams. they can live in tehshese dreams, but not to make us live in this. we can only live in...
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>> jim's been in and out of syria for over a year. this most recent trip he hadn't been there all that long. maybe a couple of weeks and he was nearing -- he was a couple weeks away from returning to the u.s. for the holidays, which just makes it a little more difficult. >> greta: i take it that the u.s. government is helping new some way and i take it that the point of now speaking out is hoping to put a spotlight on it and encourage anybody who might have information to come forward or even to encourage the government to be more aggressive to find your brother, is that a fair description? >> no, i don't think that's a fair description. to me, there is a lack of information that we are, we are seeking, but my main purpose is i want to remind people who are viewing this broadcast that jim's an objective and innocent journalist, he was just doing his job over there, we appeal to the people who are holding him to release him unharmed, to communicate with us, to let us know that he's okay, and i'd like to mention a website we've set up f
>> jim's been in and out of syria for over a year. this most recent trip he hadn't been there all that long. maybe a couple of weeks and he was nearing -- he was a couple weeks away from returning to the u.s. for the holidays, which just makes it a little more difficult. >> greta: i take it that the u.s. government is helping new some way and i take it that the point of now speaking out is hoping to put a spotlight on it and encourage anybody who might have information to come...
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this is the front line of the syria refugees crisis. we are standing in jordan, looking into syria. you can see the villages under fire every single day. dozens of shells landed today . there are thousands of refugees who make the dangerous journey down the forbidden hill to safety. >> jordanian soldiers bring them to the operating base turned refugeesing sight. 50 to a truck. it is almost exclusively women and children. the feeling of despair once people arrive in the sprawling refugees camp. each one of these tents represent a family to give up their home to have a tent. the rarp is tarp and floor is dirt and the ditches are the indoor plumping. if i stay here there will be no man to defend our homeland. i have to go fight. his father died in the fighting and he brought his mother and cousin . at 14, he won't go to the battlefield but showed me his cell phone of his father who died for a free syria. there will be more martyrs as the jordanian military commander pointed out where the syria artillery takes pot shots at refugees trying to escape. thank you for that. we'll move back t
this is the front line of the syria refugees crisis. we are standing in jordan, looking into syria. you can see the villages under fire every single day. dozens of shells landed today . there are thousands of refugees who make the dangerous journey down the forbidden hill to safety. >> jordanian soldiers bring them to the operating base turned refugeesing sight. 50 to a truck. it is almost exclusively women and children. the feeling of despair once people arrive in the sprawling refugees...
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this is now the arab states lafayette moment so that when syria right to self for 100 years this is the country will remember that we were there when we needed them. if we don't take this step we leave that role to the terrace, and nothing that would be a real shame. >> tonight on c-span2 set leaders discussed their agenda for the 113th congress. president obama and vice-president biden attend the national prayer service at the washington national cathedral. .. we will holdfast for a strong . >> it passed on a bipartisan basis here. it is an important piece of legislation that has expired. we must pick up the farm bill. which is a revolutionary piece of legislation that will save the country up to $24 billion. we will again take things up for the united states postal service and make things whole. also the victims of hurricane sandy. these were debated in the senate. we have to take prevent costumes and preventions before another hurricane sandy. thousands of homes and businesses were destroyed in new york, new jersey, and new england, and 10,000 americans were left homeless. we have a
this is now the arab states lafayette moment so that when syria right to self for 100 years this is the country will remember that we were there when we needed them. if we don't take this step we leave that role to the terrace, and nothing that would be a real shame. >> tonight on c-span2 set leaders discussed their agenda for the 113th congress. president obama and vice-president biden attend the national prayer service at the washington national cathedral. .. we will holdfast for a...
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two car bombs exploded in southern syria today. one report says five people were killed there. rocket slammed in this building in aleppo. activists put the death count there at 12. u.n. weapons inspectors are in vienna tonight after unsuccessful negotiating trip to iran. they were unable to resume a deal for that country's nuclear program. iran demanding limited probes and access to western intelligence information. amazing information on just how tough new york new gun control law really is. perhaps bad optics for house republicans in their retreat. grapevine is next. ♪ so, i'm working on a cistern intake valve, and the guy hands me a locknut wrench. no way! i'm like, what is this, a drainpipe slipknot? wherever your business takes you, nobody keeps you on the rd like progressive commercial auto. [ flo speaking japanese ] [ shouting in japanese ] we work wherever you work. now, that's progressive. call or click today. helps provide many with, day and night relief of heartburn symptoms caused by acid reflux disease. there is risk of bone fracture, and low magnesium levels. si
two car bombs exploded in southern syria today. one report says five people were killed there. rocket slammed in this building in aleppo. activists put the death count there at 12. u.n. weapons inspectors are in vienna tonight after unsuccessful negotiating trip to iran. they were unable to resume a deal for that country's nuclear program. iran demanding limited probes and access to western intelligence information. amazing information on just how tough new york new gun control law really is....
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the answer is we can't control the situation in syria. i wish we could. but this notion that it is somehow america's responsibility, our opportunity, whatever you want to call it to intervene in every crisis everywhere make nos sense, and i'm not an isolationist. we should be doing more in economic international cooperation, helping haiti, fighting aids internationally but there's a gross exage race of what we can do. this is not 1947, '48 when we were the sole survivor so the answer is we should not be engaged militarily in nearly as many places and let me just briefly, chris, we make this mistake. the military is great at keeping bad things from happening. but the military can't make good things happen. we have too often used our military to try to make good things happen in societies foreign to us and it never works out. >> do you ever think through what we're talking about when we talk about countries like syria, libya, we say secretary clinton does this fine job of saying, we call on the side to compromise with the rebels. you're basically asking the
the answer is we can't control the situation in syria. i wish we could. but this notion that it is somehow america's responsibility, our opportunity, whatever you want to call it to intervene in every crisis everywhere make nos sense, and i'm not an isolationist. we should be doing more in economic international cooperation, helping haiti, fighting aids internationally but there's a gross exage race of what we can do. this is not 1947, '48 when we were the sole survivor so the answer is we...
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syria, which is an ongoing problem. the suggestion constantly seems to be that we need to come in on the side of the rebels. there are at least 1,000 al qaeda members in syria today fighting on the side of the rebels. if the chemical weapons fall into their hands, big problems. you mentioned iran. remember now, and it may even have been on this program, i think that netanyahu suggested that come spring, come early summer, if the iranians still have not pulled back from building a nuclear weapon, the israelis may attack. the iranians would respond against the united states. and they have the capacity to do it with cyber war. >> i think it's even bigger and more troubling than that. it isn't just the middle east and that region. look at north korea. announcing that they are going to target the united states. they have nuclear weapons, unlike iran at this point. you look at what happened in algeria and mali. the egypt problem is not solved. i actually had one of the experts tell me recently that the next book i ought to do
syria, which is an ongoing problem. the suggestion constantly seems to be that we need to come in on the side of the rebels. there are at least 1,000 al qaeda members in syria today fighting on the side of the rebels. if the chemical weapons fall into their hands, big problems. you mentioned iran. remember now, and it may even have been on this program, i think that netanyahu suggested that come spring, come early summer, if the iranians still have not pulled back from building a nuclear...
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fighting in syria intensifies. a defined bashar assad refused to step down. activists estimate 40,000 people have died since the violence last year. trouble in columbia for the u.s. secret service when agents brought prostitutes back to their hotel. president obama arrived in the country just a few days later appear a bitter primary season the race for the white house took place. mitt romney the party's presidential nominee. change in egypt. mohammed morsi of the muslim brotherhood won the country's first free presidential election. later sparked enormous protest when he gave himself broad powers. as the summer heated up, so did the supreme court. the justices ruled on the affordable care act. the 5 to 4 opinion was a big win for the president's healthcare insurance plan. the court decided the individual mandate, which requires nearly every american to have health insurance or pay a penalty falls under the government's taxation powers. massacre at the movies. investigators say james holmes opened fire at a midnight screening of the batman film the night rises
fighting in syria intensifies. a defined bashar assad refused to step down. activists estimate 40,000 people have died since the violence last year. trouble in columbia for the u.s. secret service when agents brought prostitutes back to their hotel. president obama arrived in the country just a few days later appear a bitter primary season the race for the white house took place. mitt romney the party's presidential nominee. change in egypt. mohammed morsi of the muslim brotherhood won the...
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hearings talked about syria and i want to play a clip and then talk to you on the other side. take a listen. >> all right. >> right now, president assad doesn't think he's losing, and the opposition thinks it's winning. that is not an equation that allows you to reach some accommodation for transition. the goal of the obama administration and the goal of the international community is to effect some sort of transition. >> they called it quote, pragmatic. has he given any indication whether he would back more u.s. support of rebel fighters in that country? >> i don't think he will, frankly. i think the rebels hope that he will, but i don't think the administration will do that. if this administration, kerry is basically at the end of the day carrying a foreign policy set by the president and if you were going do it, we would have done it already and now with the mess that has become syria where you have islamic militant groups, you have assad militias running around and we have kurdish groups running around, i think the u.s. is scared of getting involved. >> i was struck by som
hearings talked about syria and i want to play a clip and then talk to you on the other side. take a listen. >> all right. >> right now, president assad doesn't think he's losing, and the opposition thinks it's winning. that is not an equation that allows you to reach some accommodation for transition. the goal of the obama administration and the goal of the international community is to effect some sort of transition. >> they called it quote, pragmatic. has he given any...
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nothing was done for syria. we see that the rebels are escalating and we see that the regime is responding with unusual violence and pounding cities with their people. connell: we talk about our own economy. where the economy is going domestically. domestic policy on the economy is where president obama's second term will be focused on. what will the united states do or what should the united states do? >> there is a cliff also coming into the middle east that is a complete change to the landscape. libya will face this. more importantly, syria is going into a massive civil war which could become a religious war. we will see even years of the same type of conflict. it would have to make a decision to enter. it does not have to be on the ground. it does not even have to be in the air. connell: what are the odds that you would put on u.s. military involvement in syria? >> none so far. there will be no ground troops. connell: the question is, you do not see that changing? >> when we were at 20,000, with that baby ou
nothing was done for syria. we see that the rebels are escalating and we see that the regime is responding with unusual violence and pounding cities with their people. connell: we talk about our own economy. where the economy is going domestically. domestic policy on the economy is where president obama's second term will be focused on. what will the united states do or what should the united states do? >> there is a cliff also coming into the middle east that is a complete change to the...
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from financial regulation, iran getting a nuclear bomb, civil war in syria, fraud on wall street, destruction of medicare and medicaid. there are real issues here. having been a governor, i know that trade-offs are tough. things everyday exploding around the world that leave no shortage for exciting conversations. i want our viewer to understand why things have happened. at the end of the show, you know what has happened, why its happened and more importantly, what's going to happen tomorrow. [ ryon ] eating shrimp at red lobster is a fantastic experience. 30 shrimp for $11.99. i can't imagine anything better. you're getting a ton of shrimp and it tastes really good! [ male announcer ] hurry in to red lobster's 30 shrimp for just $11.99! choose any two of five savory shrimp selections like mango jalapeÑo shrimp and parmesan crunch shrimp. two delicious shrimp selections on one plate! all with salad and unlimited cheddar bay biscuits. 30 shrimp, just $11.99 for a limited time. wow, that's a lot of shrimp. i'm ryon stewart i'm the ultimate shrimp lover, and i sea food differently. ♪ we were
from financial regulation, iran getting a nuclear bomb, civil war in syria, fraud on wall street, destruction of medicare and medicaid. there are real issues here. having been a governor, i know that trade-offs are tough. things everyday exploding around the world that leave no shortage for exciting conversations. i want our viewer to understand why things have happened. at the end of the show, you know what has happened, why its happened and more importantly, what's going to happen tomorrow. [...
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let's start in syria. is the united states doing enough right now there? >> president obama is sensitive to that tragedy, to the memory of that tragedy. he asked me to accompany him the first time to the washington in washington and each time he was flow foundly moved and shaken, and i am convinced, deeply convinced, when he makes such a pledge, he means to keep it. something must be done to stop the bloodshed, the mass murders which are still going on in this world. if anyone had told me, when i was liberated in 1945 by the american army, that i would still have to fight racism, hatred and if a naftcism and violence, i wouldn't have believed it, and here we are, we still have to fight to bring some kind of peace, some kind of reason, some kind of honor to human history. >> when you spoke at the holocaust museum in washington last april you voiced concerns about israel. you said in part, quote, in this place we may ask, have we learned anything from it, speaking of the holocaust. if so, how is it that assad is still in power? how is it that the number one
let's start in syria. is the united states doing enough right now there? >> president obama is sensitive to that tragedy, to the memory of that tragedy. he asked me to accompany him the first time to the washington in washington and each time he was flow foundly moved and shaken, and i am convinced, deeply convinced, when he makes such a pledge, he means to keep it. something must be done to stop the bloodshed, the mass murders which are still going on in this world. if anyone had told...
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israel hitting syria, yes or no? israel hitting syria over chemical weapons? >> if they use wmd, yes. >> it's on the table. great stuff as always, tremendous information. that's it for tonight's show, folks, thank you for watching. iran, maybe they're in more trouble than they know. ♪ alright, let's go. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ we, we chocolate cross over. ♪ yeah, we chocolate cross over. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing fiber one 80 calorie chocolate cereal. ♪ chocolate.
israel hitting syria, yes or no? israel hitting syria over chemical weapons? >> if they use wmd, yes. >> it's on the table. great stuff as always, tremendous information. that's it for tonight's show, folks, thank you for watching. iran, maybe they're in more trouble than they know. ♪ alright, let's go. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ we, we chocolate cross over. ♪ yeah, we chocolate cross over. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing fiber one 80...
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i think there are going to be some foreign policy challenges with iran and syria and libya and who knows where. and maybe a little bit more of an opening for foreign policy. we also know that presidents in their second term, they tend to turn to foreign policy in those final two years when it is so hard to get things through congress. so i would say, you know, and he's got a secretary of state who's very experienced in john kerry and who also has a relationship with barack obama. >> is there anything he can't do now that secretary clinton will be -- again, friday is her last day. what capability does he lose in her specifically? >> well, she had a great history. she was a -- you know, has often been said a rock star around the world. that was a big help in many of her travels that she was seen as such a celebrity. a real focus on the plight of women and girls in some parts of the world. some of that may fade a bit. of course, she's not going away mad. so there are ways in which barack obama could continue to tap her or tap her husband in some -- in some foreign policy issue. i wouldn't t
i think there are going to be some foreign policy challenges with iran and syria and libya and who knows where. and maybe a little bit more of an opening for foreign policy. we also know that presidents in their second term, they tend to turn to foreign policy in those final two years when it is so hard to get things through congress. so i would say, you know, and he's got a secretary of state who's very experienced in john kerry and who also has a relationship with barack obama. >> is...
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the fail tower engage in libya and the total failure in syria, way behind the french in mali. how is that working out? i think the approximately policies will be judged on the substance on benghazi. and the women in combat infantry, that's one of those things, i think the elites in washington, including republican senators are very timid about taking that on because of the war on women stuff and the 2012 campaign. they don't want to look retrograde or reactionary. i wrote about it today, saying, expressing deep skepticism about it. i think it's really a bad idea. i mean, 40 kids in a combat outpost, 38 of them, guys, two girls. how's that going to work out in terms a million things. it's bad in so many ways i think. i think it makes the military's already difficult job so much more difficult. for what good? it is not like there is a huge demand for this. they have been elquant to say that the women who served in the marine corps and elsewhere -- anyway, what struck me was the reaction at the weekly standard, huge numbers of emails from soldier, marines, relatives and families
the fail tower engage in libya and the total failure in syria, way behind the french in mali. how is that working out? i think the approximately policies will be judged on the substance on benghazi. and the women in combat infantry, that's one of those things, i think the elites in washington, including republican senators are very timid about taking that on because of the war on women stuff and the 2012 campaign. they don't want to look retrograde or reactionary. i wrote about it today,...
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and the question that maybe could have been asked a little harder is you have a situation now that syria could be a safe haven for al qaeda type organizations. mali, obviously, has become one. pakistan continues to be a place where these groups exist. afghanistan, there's no guarantee of the future. these are -- the foreign policy record, especially as it relates to terrorism, is not much of a record. >> and caryn, you've been covering the foreign policy as well as the domestic policy. this "60 minutes" interview, the joint interview, was pretty extraordinary on the face of it, but as we enter this last week of hillary clinton's tenure, the president is basically saying, you know, thank you, thank you, thank you for everything you've done. >> yeah. and she has been i think in many ways -- there are not a lot of sort of big monumental tangible accomplishments of her tenure as secretary of state. in many ways she was successful as much because of what she represented, but the history of second terms is that foreign policy becomes much more important, that presidents travel more, that they
and the question that maybe could have been asked a little harder is you have a situation now that syria could be a safe haven for al qaeda type organizations. mali, obviously, has become one. pakistan continues to be a place where these groups exist. afghanistan, there's no guarantee of the future. these are -- the foreign policy record, especially as it relates to terrorism, is not much of a record. >> and caryn, you've been covering the foreign policy as well as the domestic policy....
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theories back in october claiming that president obama was funneling weapons from libya to jihadists in syria. from there, it jumped to fox news and then the gop senate. that's exactly how they move to the mainstream. senator paul, did you think we'd let you get away with all of that turkey talk? nice try, but we gotchya. every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. ok. [ voice of dennis ] silence. are you in good hands? ♪ [ male announcer ] this is karen and jeremiah. they don't know it yet, but they're gonna fall in love, get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about money. [ dog barks ] because right after they get married, they'll find some retirement people who are paid on salary, not commission. they'll get straightforward guidance and be able to focus on other things, like each other, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. [ male announcer ] how do you turn an entrepreneur's dream... ♪ into a scooter that talks to the cloud? ♪
theories back in october claiming that president obama was funneling weapons from libya to jihadists in syria. from there, it jumped to fox news and then the gop senate. that's exactly how they move to the mainstream. senator paul, did you think we'd let you get away with all of that turkey talk? nice try, but we gotchya. every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. ok. [ voice of dennis ] silence. are you in good hands? ♪ [ male announcer ] this is karen and jeremiah. they...
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a lot of action in syria. leland vittert is live in jerusalem with more. >> reporter: jenna this attacking air bases seems to be a new strategy by the rebels because the regime still has the trump card of their air force. they can use it to bomb rebel stropb strongholds. also they need those air space toes get supplies in especially ammunition, men, equipment. they are relatively soft targets. it's easy i for the rebels to move in and attack the air bases around them. if successful this would be a major change for the rebels who over the past couple of weeks we had seen move into more organized battle groups and launch for coordinated attacks especially indicated by this one which was on at least three separate air bases in the north. concerning, perhaps though is who these fighters are. they are from an al-qaida syndicate group. they are the best warriors in syria but at the same time they tend to be al-qaida loyalists, trained by al-qaida in iraq and strongly in support of a radical form of islam and jihad.
a lot of action in syria. leland vittert is live in jerusalem with more. >> reporter: jenna this attacking air bases seems to be a new strategy by the rebels because the regime still has the trump card of their air force. they can use it to bomb rebel stropb strongholds. also they need those air space toes get supplies in especially ammunition, men, equipment. they are relatively soft targets. it's easy i for the rebels to move in and attack the air bases around them. if successful this...
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it's 80,000 people dead in syria. we have genuine threats that we're facing and we're not managing it by having a good diplomatic relationship with these people. we are not dealing with it. and we are going to pay. >> pnielle pletka and nicholas burns, thank you both very much. >> thank you. >> ifill: now, two stories about the military. the pentagon confirmed today that defense secretary leon panetta has decided to lift the armed services' ban on woman serving in combat. that announcement, which will come tomorrow, could open up thousands of front-line jobs to women and it reverses a 1994 policy that kept women out of those positions. for more on what would be an historic change, i'm joined by james kitfield of the "national journal." what has been-- has this been in the works for a while, james. >> a couple of years inge within last year, they opened up 14,000 additional jobs. so they've been thinking about this. you know, wars are great levelers. anyone who spent time in iraq or afghanistan knows that women are on
it's 80,000 people dead in syria. we have genuine threats that we're facing and we're not managing it by having a good diplomatic relationship with these people. we are not dealing with it. and we are going to pay. >> pnielle pletka and nicholas burns, thank you both very much. >> thank you. >> ifill: now, two stories about the military. the pentagon confirmed today that defense secretary leon panetta has decided to lift the armed services' ban on woman serving in combat. that...